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GOG.com is a digital distribution platform – an online store with a curated selection of games, an optional gaming client giving you freedom of choice, and a vivid community of gamers.
All of this born from a deeply rooted love for games, utmost care about customers, and a belief that you should own the things you buy.

What is GOG.com about?

Hand-picking the best in gaming. A selection of great games, from modern hits to all-time classics, that you really shouldn’t miss.

GOG.com is a digital distribution platform – an online store with a curated selection of games, an optional gaming client giving you freedom of choice, and a vivid community of gamers.
All of this born from a deeply rooted love for games, utmost care about customers, and a belief that you should own the things you buy.

What is GOG.com about?

Hand-picking the best in gaming. A selection of great games, from modern hits to all-time classics, that you really shouldn’t miss.

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I'll see if I can do a packet capture later when I find my linux boot disk.

So would someone from gog explain why a single player game needs internet access?

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This has to do with the GoG Galaxy's client. (Even if you don't have it installed)

It has something to do with achievements.

Post edited October 31, 2015 by Nokusu

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I would think it's Xseed that can and should be doing any explaining. Give GOG the benefit of the doubt here, they probably had no idea.

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Ah, I see. I guess it must be achievement synchronisation or something. While it seems relatively innocent, it's perhaps something GOG should ask permission for, rather than assuming permission.

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It's not code in the game itself so it must be the GOG Galaxy API. This behavior would then be a part of the Galaxy.dll included as part of that integration.

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From the packet log the game looks for the galaxy service running in the background and sends information to the server that the computer doesn't have galaxy installed. Why does it finds it necessary to do that I've got no idea.

Its terrible programming from a security point of view. If its for these pointless achievements then the programming and online access should be done on the "optional" galaxy client, not by modifying the main game exe.

I mean that was the entire of point of the "optional" component of galaxy right? But instead here you have gog making changes to the main game executable, having it opening ports on a client's computer and contacting foreign servers!?

Not happy gog.

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This is pretty upsetting to learn. I caved in and bought the game, but now I'm thinking i should have waited for it to be picked up on a different drm free service.

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Iromai: From the packet log the game looks for the galaxy service running in the background and sends information to the server that the computer doesn't have galaxy installed. Why does it finds it necessary to do that I've got no idea.

Its terrible programming from a security point of view. If its for these pointless achievements then the programming and online access should be done on the "optional" galaxy client, not by modifying the main game exe.

I mean that was the entire of point of the "optional" component of galaxy right? But instead here you have gog making changes to the main game executable, having it opening ports on a client's computer and contacting foreign servers!?

Not happy gog.

Have you written to GOG about this? I would try and get an official response.

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